Delivery carton for paper cups



w. F. HILL DELIVERY CARTON FOR PAPER CUPS Feb. 20, 1923.

Original Filed May 26, 1919 4 INVENTOR I25 ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 20,1923.

WILLOUGHBY F. HILL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,T0

PAPER UTILITIES 00., INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEWYORK.

DELIVERY CARTON FOR PAPER CUPS.

Application filed May 26, 1919, Serial No. 299,782. Renewed December 5,1921.

To all QUIZ-0772 it may concern.

Be it known that I, IVILLQUGHBY F. HILL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Delivery Cartons for Paper Cups, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a carton which can be used forstoring a num ber of nested cups and particularly paper cups, and whendesired, this carton may be hung on the wall or in any other convenientway, and used as a delivery device from which cups may be withdrawn oneat a time. This carton makes it possible to take cups which are packedby the manufacturer in a sanitary condition and deliver them to theconsumer without any handling whatsoever after they have been packed bythe manufacturer. This and other objects are accomplished by myinvent-ion, one embodiment of which is hereinafter more particularly setforth.

For a more particular description of my invention reference is to be hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof in which Figure 1 isa perspective view of a small carton, embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the same, taken on the line 22of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a sectional view, taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, lookingin the direction of the arrows.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar referencecharacters designate similar parts.

My improved carton 1 is provided with sides 2 and end flaps 3 and 4 ofthe conventional kind. One of the sides is projected upwardly to form aperforated ear 5 from which the -carton may be hung. When shipped, thisear 5 may be turned down inside the carton and annex the adjacent flap3. At the other end of the carton from the Serial No. 520,158.

ear 5, the flaps 4 are bent inwardlyand upwardly, as shown' in Figures 2and 3, and then outwardly and u )wardly so as to form springs. In thepre erred embodiment of my invention, these flaps 4 are extended throughcorresponding slots 6 in the adjacent sides 2, and the free ends areconcealed in patches 7 on the exterior of the sides. These curved sides4, which may be termed springs, support the paper cups 8, as indicated,and give sufliciently to permit the lowest cup to be withdrawn when thesame is grasped and pulled.

In Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings, the carton is shown as used as adispensing apparatus. By closing the lower flap 3, it may be used as astoring device.

VVhile- I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it isobvious that it is not restricted thereto, but is broad enough to coverall structures that come within the scope of the annexed claims.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, a set of side walls with flapsextending therefrom, slots in said walls adjacent to said flaps, saidflaps being bent upwardly and inwardly and through said slots, and meansfor securing said'flaps in their respective positions so that theseflaps may serve as springs to support paper cups and permit the removalof said cups one at a time.

2. In a device of the class described, slotted sides with adjacent flapswhich extend upwardly and inwardly and through said slots, means forsecuring said flaps so that the same act as springs to support cups, anda perforated ear extending from one of said sides for supporting thedevice when used as a dispensing apparatus.

3. 'A carton of the class described provided with sides and end flaps,two of said end flaps being turned upwardly and inwardly and thenupwardly and outwardly, and provided with tongues on their ends toengage the sides of the carton.

VVILLOUGHBY F. HILL.

